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Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.

The news on Bills quarterback Kevin Kolb, who left Saturday’s preseason game with a head injury, appears to be very bad. Tim Graham of the Buffalo News reports that the Bills are concerned Kolb’s concussion may be career-ending, and they’re proceeding with that in mind.

The concussion suffered on Saturday was at least the third of Kolb’s career, and in today’s NFL, multiple concussions are taken very seriously.

The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 retired players, agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research.

A federal judge announced the agreement Thursday after months of court-ordered mediation. It came just days before the start of the 2013 season.

The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 retired players, agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research.

A federal judge announced the agreement Thursday after months of court-ordered mediation. It came just days before the start of the 2013 season.

Fran Tarkenton,on the growth of dollars in the NFL: "To give a sense of scale, the Vikings paid a $1 million franchise fee to join the NFL in 1961. The most recent expansion team, the Houston Texans, paid $700 million -- and that was in 2002! Franchise valuations now are measured in the billions. The new television contracts alone will bring the league almost $5 billion to be shared among the 32 teams -- in just one year."

"In my first year in the NFL, I made $12,500 as a third-round draft choice. In my final season, 1978, I was the highest-paid player in the league and made $275,000. Today, Aaron Rodgers' average annual salary is $22 million. I've heard of inflation, but that doesn't even begin to make up the difference."

Fran Tarkenton,on the growth of dollars in the NFL: "To give a sense of scale, the Vikings paid a $1 million franchise fee to join the NFL in 1961. The most recent expansion team, the Houston Texans, paid $700 million -- and that was in 2002! Franchise valuations now are measured in the billions. The new television contracts alone will bring the league almost $5 billion to be shared among the 32 teams -- in just one year."

"In my first year in the NFL, I made $12,500 as a third-round draft choice. In my final season, 1978, I was the highest-paid player in the league and made $275,000. Today, Aaron Rodgers' average annual salary is $22 million. I've heard of inflation, but that doesn't even begin to make up the difference."